'16 | R10 | Fri | PAR 20-22 SOU | Pirtek

[Lemon Squash]

Big test now without Peats, mostly of attitude. I reckon it'll be a decent scoreline where one of two things will happen.

1-We are fired up and come out and absolutely blow Souths away
2-We are mentally busted and get killed.

It'll be an interesting game

Pretty much this

 

[yobbo84]

Gosh I hope we finally fire up and annihilate these cheaters. Of course the opposite is just as likely to happen but I can wish!

 

[grouch]

Peats shown the door, just like that. Cannot possibly do a thing for team morale. I think Souths will be up for this.

Morale didn't seem great at Souths and they've had Grevsmuhl shown the door. This is one extremely difficult game to pick!

 

[Grail]

Eels will be fired up. But firing up over something like this doesn't mean that they'll play good footy. Too emotional, especially with the departure of Peats and the way it all occurred. They'll try too hard and make plenty of errors and give away plenty of penalties. And in the end, the emotion will give way to frustration and very poor discipline.

Souths 48 - Eels 12

 

[blaza88z]

Eels will be fired up. But firing up over something like this doesn't mean that they'll play good footy. Too emotional, especially with the departure of Peats and the way it all occurred. They'll try too hard and make plenty of errors and give away plenty of penalties. And in the end, the emotion will give way to frustration and very poor discipline.

Souths 48 - Eels 12

I would be shocked if they scored that many points, they've struggled all year to put on points and the Eels are one of the better defensive teams in the comp

 

[GongPanther]

The straw that breaks the Camel's back will be evident here,when the psychological burden will finally take it's toll on the Parramatta players.

Souths by 30.

 

[Rabbits20]

I expect Parra to play really well.

If Souths win this there has to be a miracle.

Stopping Semi is just very very hard.

Stopping offloads has been a problem for Souths this season.

 

[Rabbits20]

Gray out for 1 month. Oldfield in.

 

[mxlegend99]

I expect Parra to play really well.

If Souths win this there has to be a miracle.

Stopping Semi is just very very hard.

Stopping offloads has been a problem for Souths this season.

Keiran Foran is out.
Nathan Peats was released.

That's half the spine gone. Two guys hugely responsible for the Eels attitude. Eels have the added pressure of not being able to drop many games.

Eels have been a far better team this year. But this situation could easily turn them to shit as the ASADA situation did to the Sharks. It's really hard to predict whether it fires the Eels up and makes them tougher. Or if it destroys them mentally and they become easy beats.

 

[BunniesMan]

Huge match. I think we can shock the world. GI and Gray in form from rep footy. GI at 5/8 where he can be more destructive more often. Johnston back. Parra's players might be heartbroken over what happened to Peats.

I think if we played them a week ago in the middle of the scandal they'd have smashed us. But now I think with Peats being thrown under the bus it's not an "us against the world" siege mentality.

Souths by 6

 

[natheel]

Gray is out

 

[Bretto]

Huge match. I think we can shock the world. GI and Gray in form from rep footy. GI at 5/8 where he can be more destructive more often. Johnston back. Parra's players might be heartbroken over what happened to Peats.

I think if we played them a week ago in the middle of the scandal they'd have smashed us. But now I think with Peats being thrown under the bus it's not an "us against the world" siege mentality.

Souths by 6

Gray is out and you're a Pelican.

Eels are stuffed. Stick a fork in them. Even this Souths rabble should beat them.

 

[Clifferd]

Lol shock the world, nobody even cares tbh

Parra in a tight one 19-12

 

[natheel]

Lol shock the world, nobody even cares tbh

Parra in a tight one 19-12

This is what I think will happen. Souths to lead most of the match then eels to win in the last 20

 

[BunniesMan]

Gray is out

Mark my words, he'll be a shock late inclusion.

 

[Bazal]

Mark my words, he'll be a shock late inclusion.

Wait, he'll go from 4-5 weeks to a late inclusion? One of your best, constable

 

[ACTPanthers]

Mark my words, he'll be a shock late inclusion.

So never going to happen then...? Do you ever get sick of being wrong?

 

[Bretto]

Mark my words, he'll be a shock late inclusion.

Does it hurt being this dumb? Like, does it hurt your head or anything?

 

[BunniesMan]

Does it hurt being this dumb? Like, does it hurt your head or anything?

It does.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Mark my words, he'll be a shock late inclusion.

I remember the time when you told everyone to mark your words that Bennett will be Souths coach. . :roll: